Seems like forever since the lst game. Hopefully a little practice time will speed up the acclimation procees of our new comers. I just hope that it doesn't take a long time for our squad to find their rhythm. Since Rip and Tay were the ones that were out and they have played with Stuck before; I don't expect it to take long.

We just need these guys to start hitting the simple shots they are getting to relieve some of the pressure on the defense.

Stuckey, Bynum, and CV might still be banged up, but this game is a serious test for Kuester. He's gotten a lot of slack for the injuries, and rightly so, but this game is coming off days of practice time - probably more than most NBA teams get in a month. I like a lot about how Q's handled the team so far, but now is the time to show some real progress.

When I listened to the post game interview from Stuck; it sounded like Q was giving them a few days rest. Not really sure how many practice days they got in. At this point I think it is just Tay and Rip getting their shooting legs back under them.

Kuester used the rare three-day run of practices strategically, focusing on defensive nuances on Saturday, scrimmaging on Sunday to simulate game action and tinkering with the offense Monday with an eye toward the Dallas game. He tried to project an aggressive tempo at practices to foster a competitive edge. “We needed to make sure we got refocused on the little things,” Kuester said. “When you get into an environment where we haven’t had the success of late that we wanted to, we’ve got to get back to basics.”

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The game once again hinges on whether we can stop Nowitzki. I hope Q doesn't put Prince on him.